The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-08-27
eASE BALL.

PITTsBURGs. 10; PoRTLANDs, 1.
1t was an unsatisfactory game of ball at
the Portland grounds yesterday. 1t was ex-
pected that the champions would make a
better showing than they did against the
Pittsburgs, but instead Of playing the game
they are capable Of, they gave very poor
exhibition in the field. They were slow in
returning the ball and several of the visitors
runs would not have been made had they
played with their customary spirit. Clarkson
pitched and was batted hard in the first part
OF the game But only six Of the runs were
earned and after the fourth inning but two
safe hits were made. There was much dis
satisfaction expressed that Mains was not in
the box,many claiming that the management
advertised him. In that they were mistaken
as the statement that he would probably
pitch was made only ON the strength of the
fact that Small pitched the day previous and
they had been alternating for some time.
mayer, Mains catcher has been sick all the
week and his doctor gave him positive orders
not to play, and Duffey has not caught Mains
at ALL With one catcher sick Man ager
Spence did not dare to run the risk of disab-
ling another at this stage of the league sea-
son when such fight is being made by the
Lowells for first place. He did the best
thing he could and put in Clarkson who has
in recent practice given evidence Of a return
OF his old time effectiveness. When the
Pittsburgs commenced to bat him the crowd
called loudly for Mains. but then it was out
OF the question. Mr. Spence did the best he
could under the circumstances. and the audi
ence was a little last in denouncing him. 1t
was very uncharitable in them to hiss Clark
sla0 AQfvA the lNacf
one Of the heaviest batting teams in the
country.
Mccormick pitched for the visitors, and to
say that he fooled the Portlands would be
putting it mild. They made but six safe hits
and only in one inning did any Of those do
any good His varied delivery was so puz-
cling to them that their exhibition at the bat
did not seem much better than the one made
by them in the field, but the credit should be
given to Mccormick, who Is a little heavy
for the New England League. The fielding
of the visitors was sharp, but had the Port
land forced them to harder work the game
would have been more satisfactory to the
audience.
The Pittsburgs scored nine Of their runs
in the first four innings. In the first, two
two, and some tall hitting aided by listless
fielding of the Portlands, five more In the
second. In this inning three singles, two
doubles and triple were made. They failed
10 score III the bulIQ, Dut III Tile 4Ll. a double
and triple and a wild pitch gave them two.
Their last run was scored in the 7th by Bark
ley, who hit safe and got to third before
DAWN, who let the ball go through him.
could return it. He scored on Smiths short
hit.
The Portlands started out as If they meant
business. The first ball pitched Andrus hi
safely to left field, and then he stole second.
Dickerson hit to Kuehne who threw out An
drus, the latter trying to make third. Hat
fields hit sent him to second and Duffev's
put out TO third. But Hatfield was eanght
off first. Both of the base decisions in this
inning were close and many thought were
wrongly given. In the third Clarkson got a
double and went to third on put out. hut
he was left there, Hatfield, the first man at
the bat in the 4th hit safely and got around
to third but no further, and Schoeneek. in
the 9th followed his example, until he tried
to make third and was then put out. The
only run was scored in the 7th by DAWN.
who made a splendid hit to centre field and
got three bases on it. Galligan brought him
in with single to left field. Not a man got
beyond first after this except Andrus. who
reached second on wild throw by Miller
He got no farther, however.
Duffey and Hatfield of the Portlands were
the only men whose playing deserves special
mention. The former caught q splendid
game, and the latter made a difficult catch of
a foul fly IDavin also made a yery Agood
catch. OF the visitors, Fields made n one
hand catch of a foul fly, and Carroll captured
a fly off Lufberys bat after a hard run.
Lynch umpired and was rather rough ON the